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cool, thanks for the tech info.
i've been trying to keep both of my hands out in front of me where i can see them. it helps me keep my shoulders and hips lined up with my binding angles/nose or somewhere in between, or so i think.
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You know, it's funny. I was just looking through this thread looking for some wallpapers...
i'm using BobD's (post #43 in this thread) as my current wall paper.
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Yep, i got to ride with oldvolvosrule last friday. it was my first day riding with another carver. that was cool, and I got something close to free lessons too
:biggthumpthat was an awesome day, lots of improvement for me
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awesome shots
a quick question if i may.
i noticed in some of those shots the riders' shoulders were more squared up with the nose of the board, and in others they're more aligned with the angles of the bindings.
i realized that movements are fluid, dynamic, and constantly adjusting as needed, but generally where does one face?
i know EC says to face the binding angles, but i don't want to extreme carve (at least not in that sense). i want to ride more of what they call "bomber" style. Where does one face for that?
The "Norm Part I" says to be aligned with binding angles, and the norm II says to be squared up with the nose, both hips and shoulders.
So, where to face? thanks in advance.
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Keep an eye on the classifieds here, stuff comes up all the time. Also, this is a useful ebay query.
that is a useful search. i've never seen so much alpine stuff turn up on an ebay search.
well, 475 should be more than enough to get started in alpine if all you're looking at is bindings/boots.
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I don't understand why would someone drop 179 on Ibex plates while you could have used WCs or OS1s or TD1s for less or Burtons for way less, or even new Snowpros?
i can't say anything about any of those bindings, since all i've been on are td2s. however, what i've "heard" is that OS1s and most especially TD1s are SUPER stiff. that doesn't seem like it would be the friendliest set up to learn on.
as for burtons, well, i figured Ibex is burton without the burton name... those should actually be easy to find. they always pop up in the for sale forums. and be careful with ebay, prices are weird there, i've seen burton race plates go for as little as $120 and as much as $185...
snowpros i don't know anything about and haven't seen them at any of the alpine sites i've been visiting, this one, hardbooter, and yyzcanuk's site...
oh and for some reason, TD2s are cheaper at hardbooter, heh
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For the boots, defnitely do not size up. It's always better to get a boot that is slightly too small than one that is slightly too big. Small boots can easily be fixed by a boot fitter.
with your budget, $475 right? Your most expensive piece of equipment and hardest thing to find will be the boots.
Ibex bought the molds from burton and they are currently selling what looks like Burton plates under the Ibex name. you can find them at Chris Klug's site (click here). they're $179. that leaves you with approximately $300 to spend on boots. that site also has Burton Earth boots in your size, although i don't know anything about the earth boots (they only have 3 buckles). Everyone here that still rides Burton boots is either using the Fire or Wind.
Post your height and weight. It'll be easier for people to help you out. Anyway, GL, i'm sure more experienced riders will be able to help you out. Also, try posting up in the "Wants to Buy" forum.
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This is coming from a former straight liner...
The weighting the tail does it all for me. It makes it almost impossible to catch an edge when you weight the tail. I discovered this while riding pow since i wanted to keep the nose on top of the snow, i weighted the tail and tried to pull the nose on the board up.
It's actually the reason I turned into a straight liner. I found that riding the tail the whole time made going straight easy, without the risk of catching an edge. (base turned grey in the middle of the tail)
Then, beginning of last year, i came here and started reading. straight liner kook syndrome cured.
on cat tracks and on the flats, weighting the tail is still what i do. i pretty much tuck and crouch into a full "skier-looking" kind of tuck and really pick up speed that way.
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sweet.
i'll definitely have a trip or two to mammoth this year. hopefully the stupid pressure system that's been over head pushing all the stuff up to oregon and washington goes away.
base only says 36-48 inches though. total snow up to date is something like 72 inches. i don't mean to bitch, but after being up there 3x last year, they had over 200 inches by january.
anyway, are there still some obstacles and bare patches here and there? have they been making snow in the absense of the natural stuff?
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those stones are pretty coarse.
they're definition of a fine grit stone was 300 grit... not fine at all. their extra fine was 600 grit.
DMT stones by comparison go from 200, 400, 600, and 1200.
that, and you also want to use them in a series, and their starting grits were like 120 or so. dunno, maybe i'm just being too picky.
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I want my technique to catch up with my gear...
+1 for that
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Gear:
Undertaker 185
4wd (164 or 169)
Trip:
Zinal, Switzerland (those groomers in the EC vids look awesome, and no trees anywhere. i hate trees -- when i'm boarding)
Other:
Endless winter on mt. resorts (i'm even more unrealistic)
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Snow Summit is pretty much your best bet for carving. go to chairs 7 and 10. that's where all the fun is at.
mt. high is ok if they get dumped on. the east resort is nice for carving if they get the snow, which they're not. the west resort only has one run i care to go down Conquest. unfortunately, coverage is just above par.
since we're in jibberland, the majority of their snow blowing efforts go to upper and lower chilsom and the green runs down bottom.
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or, rather, demo... and you missed it
as for alpine stuff out here in SoCal, good luck with that. alpine boarding isn't quite as profitable as freestyle/freeride boarding, so there's really no reason for them to carry the stuff. it's a niche market.
alpine boarding isn't perceived as cool to the teenage male demographic, which is pretty much where marketing has aimed freestyling/freeriding to.
oldvolvosrule said that there was some guy in the wrightwood area by mt. high that carried alpine gear, but i can't remember what the name of the place was.
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that's probably not a good sign, especially since your liners are going to pack out a bit over the next few days of riding, which will result in a looser fit.
i ended up spraining my ankle that way.
did you do a shell fit? put your foot into the boot without the liner. then touch your toes to the tip of the boot. you should have two fingers of space between your heel and the boot, anymore than that is probably too much.
still, there's a bunch of stuff that can be done to tighten the boot a bit. other than that, i'm not too sure. you'll probably have to make several trips back to your boot fitter.
try them out, ride for a bit, and get a feel for the boots. then, go back to your boot fitter, tell them what you don't like, and get it fixed. then, go ride again, and repeat the process as necessary.
all i know is that the concensus here has generally been that a boot that is a little too small is better than one that is a little too big.
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:lol::lol: :lol:
all good, when i say gear abuser, i don't mean it in a negative way. i correlate gear abuse with riding hard (for the most part). and based on the stories attached to each of them, it sure seems like hard riding
:biggthump i kind of wish i broke gear that way, just not that often...
and yeah, the camber question was answered. mine definitely doesn't have 15-16mm, more like 6-7mm
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awesome, thanks dave*
i now have a new rock board unless i can find some magical spray to restore camber...
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Jim...if we met up Id consider letting you ride it. For about ten seconds. You break stuff ;)
haha, sure seems like a gear abuser. since i've been here, i've seen:
-broken tanker
-broken catek os2
-pair of upz boots broken (both!!)
-broken WCR
how many bones have you broken? or do you have some good luck charm that directs all bodily injure to your gear instead?
for fun, I will measure it out today.
would you mind measuring how much camber that thing has? it's been bugging me for about 3 weeks now how much camber an atv should have
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The smallest Tanker is a 167, dunno if anyone has those for sale. 172s are commonly available.
i just checked, they have the 167 in the 06/07 model
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It was invented by accident. They were trying to develop something to treat Hypertension. And then they noticed this "side effect" that kept "popping up" in the trials.
actually, they didn't notice the side effect at all at first. What happened was when it went into clinical trials for treating hypertension, none of the participants wanted to come off of the medication even though it was only having minimal effects on their blood pressure...
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i'm just wondering how many of you post messages while at work? the majority of my posting time is actually at work, where I'm getting paid to goof off. hehe
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well, i always figured people on the slopes had some kind of money in their pockets.
this isn't like basket ball where courts are provided, and only one person needs to bring a ball.
i think i just might buy one of those silver passes with the holiday block they kept offering in october. with prices like they are, you'd only have to put 10 days on the slope to get your money's worth out of that thing.
that's actually the other thing, i go to mammoth to get away from teh crowds. mt. high and snow summit -- those are crowded mountains. i don't think i've ever considered mammoth crowded.
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yeah, you're right, it is a fall.
his ski isn't decambered. only the tip and tail are touching the snow :lol:
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looks more like he fell down...
maybe i'm just used to how it looks on a snowboard. either way it doesn't look anywhere near as cool as it does on a snowboard.
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Aargh -- broken wrist
in Carving Central
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I fractured my wrist on the second day of the season 3 years ago.
I wouldn't risk going out until it's fully healed. If you fall again, you could easily do the whole compound fracture thing, or just a regular refracture. However, the thing that you're a really high risk for is developing necrotic bone tissue. Essentially, the blood supply to the bone gets cut off, and the bone dies... not fun.
As a direct result, i now hit the spacebar with my left thumb (and i'm right hand dominant). Anyway, GL with that, i wouldn't risk a lifetime of pain etc. etc. and would just wait until full clearance - whether next season or end of this one.